It's been a week since the black market was destroyed.
　Since then, I've been searching for and capturing the remnants of those who had managed to survive on the black market.

　Some of the survivors included illegal slaves that Lou hadn't killed, so of course I helped them.
　I knew he was hurt too, so now he's living with Gotts' former slaves.

　Leena and Belle are the only ones who seem to be trusted, and they see them every day.
　They tell me that you're still in recovery.
　Well, there's nothing I can do to help, but it's the least I can do. Let's just hope things get better soon.

　I checked on the people who survived on the black market ...... and found that most of them are criminals who are wanted on the black market.
　They were black marketeers, assassins, and thieves....... True, the darkness of this world was concentrated in that place.
　These criminals are too numerous to handle so I sent them to the imperial capital.
　They couldn't fit in the castle's dungeon, so the imperial capital accepted them, which was a big relief.
　Right now, my uncle and his special forces are interrogating me in the imperial capital.

　And about Lou: ...... I don't have anything to say about him.
　He was just laying around in his room for a week doing nothing.
　The only time I'd see him in one day was for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
　Well, I didn't want you to get in trouble, so let's just hope it stays that way.

　Oh, there was one thing I wanted to mention.
　Lou took a shine to Shelly.
　When he's not lounging around in his room, he seems to spend most of his time with Shelly.
　Well, Shelly's not so bad, and we're taking care of her somehow, so she'll be fine.
　So we didn't have to worry so much about Lou.

　The real problem is ...... now we'll have to figure out how to change this city.
　We have more money than we can afford, but we've been too busy to think about anything else: .......
　First of all, what else can we do to correct the rules in this city ......?

Yes. ......

What's going on?
　As I was struggling with this, Flair, who was filing next to me, expressed her concern.

I'm trying to think of ways to change this town, but I can't think of anything ...... to do about it. I don't even know what's wrong with this city. ....... Flair, is there anything you think needs to be fixed in this city?
　You seem to have a better idea, Mr. Fleur.
　I'm sure you know more about the government than I do, and you can tell me things I'm not aware of. 　

There's just one thing. This city is not safe.
　I asked her a question, and she answered it right away.
　See, Miss Fleur has a plan for you.

　Too safe? ......
'Well, sure, there's ...... black market streets and stuff like that: ......'

It's not just that. There are too few military police for the population of this city.
　Military police?　Oh, it was a police like organization in a previous life .
　Not a lot of MPs: .......
　Come to think of it, I hadn't yet seen anyone who looked like a soldier coming to this city and patrolling the streets .

'Yeah ...... we'll have to do something about that.

Yes, sir. I'm afraid I'll have to do something about it as soon as possible.

All right. But why do we have so few MPs?
　There's more money in this town than you can spend, so why should you be so stingy with your MPs?

'I checked ...... and found that the funds that were supposed to be used for the MPs had been embezzled by the former administrator. That's why we believe they were unable to hire new MPs.

'That's all you do: ....... Hah, gots it. ......
　Not again!　If he was ...... still in the castle, I'd beat the shit out of him.

Well, then you should recruit the military police. And make sure they're paid more than they used to be.
　You've probably had a rough time of it.
　You better treat him, or he'll be sorry.

Yeah, I get it.

Yeah, okay. Okay, I'm gonna take a tour of the city.
　I haven't had a chance to look around the city since I became the lord of this place.
　So I decided to start by just walking around the city to get a feel for it.
　Once I know what's going on in the city, I should be able to find something I want to do for the city.

"Huh?　Just you, sir?

Yeah. Oh, of course I'll wear a disguise, okay?
　But there's no point in giving me away.
　Maybe I'll just go out there dressed like an adventurer.
　Not many people will recognize my face, and as long as I'm not overtly dressed as a nobleman, I should be fine.

''That's not what I'm talking about. ...... Okay. Take care of yourself.

Yeah. Well, I'm off then!
　I said and went to the bedroom to get a change of clothes.

　Then ...... just as I left my room, Sherry came walking down the hall.
"Hey, Leo. What's going on?


　You're walking free: ....... Well, it's safe to walk around now.

I'm going to look around the city. Get dressed and I'll be off.

'What?　It's not fair!　Take me with you!　Hey, is that okay?
　When Shelly heard I was going out, she grabbed my hand and gave me a cute little look and asked me to do it .
　Oh, and by the way, I casually answered honestly, but that's what happens when you tell them: .......
　What do I do?

'What?　Are you coming with me?　Yeah ...... okay?
　Oh, well. I don't want her to be trapped in the room too long.
　We just need to disguise ourselves.
　We've been cracking down on criminals lately, so who's gonna be out in the open looking to do something bad?

　As I was thinking about this, Leena and Belle now came up behind Shelly.
'What's wrong with you two?'

Oh, listen to me!　Leo's about to go on a tour of the city by himself.

Yeah. Good luck, Leo-kun.
　When Leena hears I'm going out, she seems to give me a warm smile as opposed to Shelly's .
　It's kind of like Leena has been feeling very mature since she rescued the illegal slaves from the Gotts mansion: .......

'Take care of yourself, Master Leo,'
　Of course, Belle has nothing to be selfish about .
　On the other hand, I wish Belle would be more spoiled~ .

"What?　Are you sure?
　Shelly was surprised to see that Leena and Belle didn't react the way she thought they would.
　Well, a little while ago, Leena would have said she and Shelly would go with me.

'It's my job, isn't it normal for me to go out there?
　I knew it, Leena's all grown up.

'Yeah, I know, but don't you want to go with me ......?'

Yeah, that's okay. I'm staying at home. You'll be disturbing Leo-kun and ......
　Yeah ...... I'm starting to feel bad when you put up with me that much.
　Oh, I got an idea .

I can't help it....... Okay. Are you sure you're just going to follow Shelly?　You two, stay here until they leave. Okay, Sherry, you can change into this. And maybe a different haircut. Okay, see you in my office when you're done.
　As I was saying this, I created some clothes for Shelly and gave them to her.
　I knew Sherry wouldn't have civilian clothes.
　I made her a new outfit for her disguise.

"Huh?　Ah, yes ....... Huh?　You're taking me there!　What is this dress!
　It took Shelly a moment to be surprised, as if her head couldn't keep up with the process .

'Yeah, it's fine. Here's your disguise. Now, hurry up and get dressed.

Wait, wait!　Can you take me there?
　Next to Shelly, who was happy to unfold her clothes, Leena, who had been silent with her mouth open in surprise at my unexpected permission, finally spoke .

'Yeah . . well, it's kind of half for fun, you know . But I thought it would be more noticeable if Shelly went straight into town, so I decided to have her dress up as a commoner.

Oh, no. ......
　Leena's face was visibly disappointed.
　Oh, don't look so sad, I'm going to take you away.

You're going to stay here with them, right?　Well then, Leo and I are going to go on a friendly inspection.
　I feel so bad for the poor guy, so I try to end the nastiness quickly, and Shelly smiles as she shows Leena her clothes .
　I mean, ...... Leena is on the verge of tears.

Oh well. Come on, Lina and Belle, go change. Please dress so we don't look like noblemen, okay?
　I created some clothes for both of them and gave them to them as well, since it was a bullying situation any more .
　Leena looked puzzled for a moment, then checked the clothes and me in turn and smiled happily.

'Oh, thank you!　I'll get dressed as soon as I can!　Shelly, I'm coming!
　Leena hugged her clothes happily and thanked me and then went right away .



Well, wait a minute!

'Well, um, ....... Can I take the clothes too?　I think we both need it to disguise ourselves: ......
　After they had gone, Belle apologetically said something like that to me .

'Isn't it strange that she didn't just give it to Belle?　Besides, I'd love to see Belle in that outfit: ....... So why don't you go wear it and not worry about it?　Oh, and you'll have to help Shelly and the others get dressed.
　It's free because I created it with creative magic, so you don't have to worry about it.

Okay, I understand. Thank you.
　Blushing and embarrassed by my words, Belle bowed and hurried after Shelly and the others .
　Yeah, you three are so cute.

　Then I dressed up as an adventurer as usual and waited in my room.
　Well, I knew it would take the girls a while to get ready, so I didn't think anything of it and waited patiently.

I'm sorry I'm late. It took me a while to get Sherry's disguise.

'Wow, that was my fault!　Even Leena didn't move from in front of the mirror the whole time!

Sorry I'm late. I'm sorry to be late.
　Oh, here it is at last.
　I was looking out and turned my gaze noisily toward the door where the three of them came in.

...... You three are so cute.
　Leena was wearing a mature colored outfit that I created ...... .
　Yes, she looks like a cute little girl who looks back at you when you pass her on the street.

　It seems that Belle wore the clothes I gave her.
　Well, she's a commoner, so it fits her.
　On the other hand, maybe next time you want to dress her in a dress.
　She might not like it, but it would be nice to see.

　Sherry in question was wearing a dress that I created, and she wore her hair down, which she always wears in two knots.
　Yeah, I guess that'll work. I like the usual The Princess look, but I also like this slightly quieter Shelly ...... look.

Yeah, I'm glad you three look good in the clothes I gave you.
　Well, I didn't worry that much about the three of you because I created your clothes by imitating what I thought was cute that I saw in the Imperial City.

''Hmph!''
　The three of them looked at each other and smiled happily.

'Hmm?　Is something wrong?

No, I was just happy to see you. Thank you for the clothes.
　I asked a question and Leena answered it.

"I'm glad you like it. Let's go.

""Yes."